#b26ece

Color #b26ece

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.99 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b26ece

RGB

rgb(178, 110, 206)

HSL

hsl(282.5, 49.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.5, 46.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 46.6%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(57.15, 43.35, -39.09)

LCH

lch(57.15, 58.37, 317.96)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1544, 315.42)

HWB

hwb(282.5, 43.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ace6e

Analogous

#826ece

#b26ece

#ce6eba

Triadic

#b26ece

#ceb26e

#6eceb2

Split-complementary

#b26ece

#bace6e

#6ece82

Tetradic

#b26ece

#ce6e8a

#8ace6e

#6eceb2

Square

#b26ece

#ce826e

#8ace6e

#6ebace

Shades

Color #b26ece mixed toward black.

#9d47c1

#7f359e

#5f2876

#401b4f

#200d27

Tints

Color #b26ece mixed toward white.

#bf86d6

#cc9ede

#d9b7e7

#e5cfef

#f2e7f7

Tones

Color #b26ece mixed toward gray.

#af76c6

#ab7ebe

#a886b6

#a58eae

#a196a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999bc · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#9da1b8 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#afada9 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b26ece;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b26ece]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b26ece (#b26ece) is rgb(178, 110, 206) in RGB.

No, #b26ece is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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